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Théâtre de Nice, 1970

Work

Théâtre de Nice

Date 1970
Media
Sheet metal, rod, wire, and paint
Dimensions
23'5 1⁄2" × 26'3" × 19'4 1⁄4"
Collection
Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Nice; Gift of the Artist, 1970
Monumental Sculpture, Standing Mobile
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Works / Monumental Sculpture 218
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Red Curly Tail, 1970
Le Hallebardier (1971)
Le Hallebardier, 1971
La Vache (1971)
La Vache, 1971
The Eagle (1971)
The Eagle, 1971
Works / Standing Mobile 270
Grand Crinkly (1971)
Grand Crinkly, 1971
Nancy (1971)
Nancy, 1971
The Long Horse (1971)
The Long Horse, 1971
Blue Elephant with Red Ears (1971)
Blue Elephant with Red Ears, 1971
Related Timeline
1963–1976
1963–1976 Monumental Works

In 1963, Calder completed construction of a large studio overlooking the Indre Valley. With the assistance of a full-scale, industrial ironworks, he began to fabricate his monumental works in France and devoted much of his later working years to public commissions. Calder died in New York in 1976 at the age of seventy-eight.